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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the prosecutor in the courtroom, what punishment is Yakov facing?
(a) Ten years of hard labor.
(b) Twenty-five years in prison.
(c) A lifetime in solitary confinement.
(d) The death penalty.

2. One day, Yakov receives something from Marfa. What is it?
(a) Account information.
(b) A statement.
(c) A signed confession.
(d) A letter.

3. At night, Yakov has dreams of Shmuel. In his dreams, where is Shmuel?
(a) In a coffin.
(b) In the synagogue.
(c) In the shtetl.
(d) In the next cell.

4. As Yakov begins to think he's going mad, whose ghost does he see?
(a) Zhenia.
(b) Bibikov.
(c) Shmuel.
(d) Gronfein.

5. What does Yakov use to keep track of the days in his cell?
(a) Rocks and nails.
(b) Pen and paper.
(c) Hash marks.
(d) Sticks and splinters.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Nikolai offers Yakov another position after Yakov fixes up the apartment, what is the position that Nikolai offers to Yakov?

2. What offense does Proshko accuse Yakov of when he gives his statement to the secret police?

3. Where does the person visiting Yakov encourage Yakov to look for salvation?

4. What does Yakov do when he blacks out?

5. Through what she sends to Yakov in prison, what does Marfa urge Yakov to do?

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